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13th Amendment
Abolished slavery and involuntary servitude in the USA and made slaves free. -
14th Amendment
Stated that blacks could now be US citizens, and that all citizens recieve equal treatment -
15th Amendment
Gave all citizens the right to vote regardless of race. -
Plessy vs. Ferguson
A decision by the US Supreme Court that verified "Separate but Equal" and minority segregation. -
19th Amendment
Allowed women's suffrage for female citizens in the US -
Executive Order of 1948
Banished racial segregation in the US armed forces. -
Brown vs Board of Education
Court case fought by Linda Brown that led to the desegregation of schools -
Rosa Parks Incident
Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat in the white section of a bus, and the civil rights act made headlines across the country. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Campaign by many civil rights activists to protest the racial segregation on the transportation system, which succeeded. -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
This bill was passed to ensure that all americans black or white could vote. -
24th Amendment
This made poll taxes illegal for federal elections. -
Civil RIghts Act of 1964
Banned major forms of discrimination against African Americans and women. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
outlawed discriminatory voting practices . -
Civil Rights Act of 1968
Provided for equal housing opportunities regardless of race, creed, or national origin.
